Publisher’s Letter

Laura Welborn

Welcome, friends and readers!

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Or, are you more like me? I’ve started thinking about starting my lists, but that’s as far as it’s gotten.

The cookbooks I receive this time of the year from Taste of Home, Southern Living and a myriad of others has started my annual, “I think I should make that” list for the holidays as I peruse the pages and devour the photographs. Why do all those photos and dishes have to look so tasty? Of course, we all know they took the calories out. (Yeah right! One day I’ll weigh what my driver’s license says I do, too).

It’s also time to think of traditions that we’ve embraced over the years, from family members sharing what they are thankful for at Thanksgiving to watching family videos from years past (and sharing laughs and memories while making more memories!).

Here’s a quick and easy recipe from my mom for you to try. It’s a family favorite:

So, now that I’ve started my list and shared a recipe you can start your list too. I have to get started on the rest of them: Thanksgiving menu; Christmas menu; grocery lists; cleaning to-do lists; Christmas shopping lists for family, friends, coworkers; a list for all the grandkids’ sizes; and, to top it all off, a list to keep track of my lists! Wishing you the best of the holidays, ‘Til next time, Laura